Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly However there is most likely

However there is most likely oxidation on contact and other components

with both the regular RZM code and the SS RZM code

The field pack's placement at the rear of the pistol belt led to it being referred to colloquially as the "butt pack

and has the standard “W” painted on the front and back of the helmet

52nd Artillery

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 44 U.S., Cuban, & Spanish Buttons Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly However there is most likelyOriginal Item. One of a Kind. What we know as Hate Belts became popularized at the end of World War I, with primarily American soldiers collecting German buttons & badges and mounting them onto captured German belts. The idea, however, was not new, and this example of a Spanish belt adorned with 44 U. S., Spanish, & Cuban uniform buttons proves the ideas use at least 2 decades prior. This belt, in very cracked and tattered condition, has 39 buttons